Today in History for 25th August 2023

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Historical Events

1886 - 1st international polo meet (US vs England)
1924 - MLB Washington Senator Walter Johnson 2nd no-hitter beats Browns, 2-0 in 7 inn
1948 - Bradman scores 150 in 212 minutes in his last innings at Lord's
2001 - Singer Aaliyah and 8 others killed in an air crash in the Bahamas
2012 - 85,000 people are displaced by severe floods in Myanmar
2018 - Afghan Islamic State leader Abu Saad Erhabi and 10 others killed in an air strike in province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan

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Famous Birthdays

1893 - H. Trendley Dean, American dental surgeon who introduced fluoridation into water, born in Winstanley Park, Illinois (d. 1962)
1916 - Frederick Robbins, American pediatrician and bacteriologist (Nobel 1954), born in Auburn, Alabama (d. 2003)
1941 - Ludwig Müller, German soccer defender (6 caps; FC Nürnberg, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha BSC), born in Haßfurt, Germany (d. 2021)
1961 - Billy Ray Cyrus, American country singer (Achy Breaky Heart; Old Town Road), born in Flatwoods, Kentucky
1964 - Marti Noxon, American television writer and producer, born in Los Angeles, California
1987 - Blake Lively, American actress (Gossip Girl), born in Los Angeles, California

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Famous Deaths

1791 - Pietro Domenico Paradisi, composer, dies
1924 - Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general (b. 1818)
1950 - Earl Caddock, professional wrestler (b. 1888)
1975 - Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor, dies at 75
1999 - Rob Fisher, British rock keyboardist (Naked Eyes), dies at 42
2018 - John McCain, American war hero and Republican politician (Rep-Arizona, 1983-2018, Presidential candidate, 2008), dies of brain cancer at 81

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